This restaurant is loud, raucous and busy, much like life on a fishing boat, which may or may not be incidental since Isaribi takes its name from the light used to lure fish at night — often seen on trawlers used to catch squid. ...

More than 30 members of Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party) gathered in Osaka on Saturday to hash out differences in opinions over three security bills proposed by the party’s Diet members. Tensions are high within the party over what the proposed bills should ...

Resona Holdings shareholders on Friday approved a plan to repay the remaining ¥96 billion in public funds it received in a bailout after the then-teetering banking group was effectively nationalized in 2003. Resona Holdings Inc., which owns Resona Bank, Saitama Resona Bank and Kinki ...

Prosecutors demanded the death penalty on Thursday for a 39-year-old man indicted over the fatal stabbing of two pedestrians in random attacks in the city of Osaka in 2012. They told the Osaka District Court that Kyozo Isohi was fully competent and the number ...

With last week’s decision by the Osaka Municipal Assembly to delay a decision on what would have been Japan’s first city ordinance to combat hate speech and to issue a nonbinding statement instead, local legal efforts to crack down on racist rhetoric have slowed. ...

The Dotonbori shopping district in Osaka is planning a Bon dance festival with 3,000 participants on Aug. 16, in a bid to break the Guinness world record for the number of such dancers performing at the same time. The event will celebrate the 400th ...

The Osaka District Court ruled Friday that information collected by police via GPS devices without a warrant cannot be accepted as evidence because it is an illegal invasion of privacy. The decision contradicts a court ruling in January, suggesting the courts are divided over ...

The operator of Universal Studios Japan in Osaka has applied to return to the Tokyo Stock Exchange six years after the theme park’s delisting, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday. If approved, USJ Co.’s market capitalization will likely be several hundred billion yen, ...

The Osaka Municipal Government has proposed an ordinance aimed at curbing hate speech against racial and ethnic minorities in the city, where verbal and other attacks against Korean residents have intensified in recent years. The bill was introduced to the municipal assembly on Friday. ...

A man charged with killing two people in Osaka three years ago pleaded guilty as his trial started Monday, after the proceedings had been delayed so he could undergo two rounds of psychiatric evaluations. Kyozo Isohi, 39, told the Osaka District Court he stabbed ...

Club World Cup matches will be played in Osaka for the first time as the tournament returns to Japan after two-year absence in December, the Japan Football Association said Friday. Yanmar Stadium Nagai, boasting a capacity of over 47,000, will host four games, including ...